Exclusive: The last-minute call that sealed the deal between ‘grown ups’ and why Europe now sees Britain as a serious country to do business with as the PM takes The Independent inside the negotiation

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer celebrated their “historic” trade deal yesterday, promising it was a “great” agreement for both the US and the UK. The Labour government has been trying to get a deal with the White House for months.

In what has been hailed by trade experts as “the biggest week for UK trade since Brexit,” the UK has struck the long-awaited trade deal with the US, just over a month after – so-called ‘Liberation Day’ – tariffs were announced.